Is It News? “SERIOUS Journalism” | Herbal Laxatives, Royalty, and the Smell of Poor People (13.05.26)

About this episode

Dale reviews current events and societal issues through the lens of recent journalism.

WakingWorld host, Dale, reviews this week’s UK International Express and other banal ramblings . Including, but not limited to: Antisemitism rising. The King. Again. Herbal laxatives. Chicken burgers. Poor people die first. A major survey on cars. Another packed week of absolutely essential journalism. This episode unofficially sponsored by Uber.

People in this episode

Host: Dale

Topics covered

• journalism
• society
• culture
• current events
• health
• economics

Keywords

• journalism
• Antisemitism
• Herbal laxatives
• Royalty
• poor people
• UK International Express
• Uber

Sponsors

Uber

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UK International Express

Products: Herbal laxatives, Chicken burgers

Places: The King, Poor people

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